Historic, Archive Document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. ' 1931 FALL TRADE LIST The NORTHWEST BULB CO., (nc. PORTLAND— BOX 117— OREGON U. S. POSTAGE lc PAID PORTLAND, OREGON Permit No. I 53 Sec. 4351/2, P- L. & R. For Bureau of Plant Industry, ■ ■ - B R A R Y Washington, D.C. re re c e iv^ o JUL 1 9 TO ir POSTMASTER — Return postage is guaranteed on this catalog if unable to deliver to addressee. U. S. Department of *• ;r culture. INSTRUCTIONS All of our stock offered and orders accepted subject to prior sale. DISCOUNT — 25 or more bulbs will be sold at the 100 rate. 250 or more bulbs at the 1000 rate. REFERENCES — R. G. Dun & Co. or First National Bank of Portland, Oregon. SHIPMENTS — Our normal period of forwarding: bulbs begins about August 15th and continues until October 15th. However by special arrangement we can make shipments as early as August 1st or as late as November 15th. Bulbs will be forwarded by freight or express as desired. Safe arrival guar¬ anteed. TULIP BULB SIZES— Our "Top Size" (1%" up) and ‘Standard Size" (1 V' 1° l3i") tulip bulbs are primarily for the Florists trade for forcing NARCISSI Double Nose Single Nose Per Per Per Per 100 1000 100 1000 Albatross (Barri) . $5.25 $ .. $7.00 $ . Albo Plena Odorato (Dble.) 4.50 6.00 Barri Conspicuous 4.00 35.00 5.50 50.00 Bernardino dncomp) . 9.00 12.00 Cervantes (Trumpet) . 5.00 45.00 7.00 60.00 Elvira (Poetaz) . 5.25 45.00 7.00 60.00 Emperor (Trumpet1 .. . 7.00 9 00 Empress (Trumpet) . . 5.75 8.00 Golden Spur (Trumpet) . 5.75 50.00 8.00 70.00 Homespun (Incomp) . 4.00 30.00 5.00 King Alfred (Trumpet) . 9.00 80.00 12.50 110.00 Laurens Koster i Poetaz) . 5.25 45.00 7.00 60.00 Lord Kitchener (Leedsi) . 7.50 10.00 Lucifer (Incomp) . 5.00 7.00 Mme de Graaff (Trumpet) . 5.75 8.00 Mrs. Langtry (Leedsi) . . 3.50 27.50 4.50 37.50 Ornatus (Poeticus) . 4.50 6.00 Phaesants Eye (Poeticus) . 4.00 30.00 5.00 40.00 Princeps (Trumpet) . . 5.00 40.00 6.00 50.00 Queen of the North (Leedsi) . 5.00 40.00 6.00 50.00 Seagull (Barri) . . 5.00 40.00 6.00 50.00 S.r Watkin (Incomp) . 5.75 50.00 8.00 70.00 Spring Glory (Trumpet) . 8.00 70.00 10.00 90.00 Torch (Incomp) . .. 5.00 40.00 6.00 50.00 Tresserve (Trumpet) . 9.00 75.00 12.00 100.00 Victoria (Trumpet) . .. 5.75 50.00 8.00 70.00 Mixed Narcissi (Many Kinds) .. 2.50 20.00 3.5U 30.00 It is now generally recognized that the finest bulbs in the United States are grown in Western Oregon and Washington. Our bulbs are grown in the heart of the famous Willamette Valley of Western Oregon. Let us show you. under glass. The “Standard Size" or No. II size (Hi" to l1/^") are for the Seed Store trade and the No. Ill size (1" to 1*4") is primarily for the out door cut flower trade where the largest blooms are not essential. TERMS — We will allow 2% discount for remittance with order or if re¬ ceived within 10 days from date of invoice: 60 days NET. No charge for packing and cases. Where satisfactory credit arrangements have not been made — cash with order or C. O. D. All bulbs listed herein are sold f.o.b. Portland. GUARANTEE — We guarantee our stock to be true to name and free from disease, all shipments being certified to as to the latter by State or Federal inspectors who carefully check our stocks both when in bloom in the field and later while in storage. We want only satisfied customers and will ab¬ solutely guarantee satisfaction. NARCISSI NOVELTIES Double Nose Single Nose Each Per 10 Each Per 10 Agnes Harvey (Triandrus) $ .15 $ . $ .20 s Alcida (Barri) . . 3.50 4.00 Arion (Leedsi) . .25 .35 Casimir Perier (Trumpet) .. .75 1.00 Cleopatra (Trumpet) . .18 1.50 .25 2.00 Croesus (Incomparabilis) . .75 6.50 1.00 8.50 Dick (Trumpet) . ... .12 .90 .15 1.10 Diana Kasner (Barri.) . ... 1.25 11. oc 1.50 13.50 Early Surprise (Barri) . .50 .65 February Gold (Cyclamineous) .75 6.50 1.00 9.00 Hera (Leedsi) . ... .20 1.75 .25 2.25 John Evelyn (Incomp.) . 15.00 20.00 King Lear (Trumpet) . ,V5 1.00 La Vestale (Trumpet . . 5.00 6.50 5.50 Lord Roberts (Trumpet) . .50 4.50 .60 Mary Copeland (Double) . . 15.00 20.00 Moulin Rouge (Double) . ... 7.50 10.00 13.50 Mrs. Barclay (Barrii) . .... 1.25 11.00 1.50 Mrs. Nettie O’Melveny (Leedsi) 1.50 Mrs. R O Backhouse 2.00 (Trumpet! . 20.00 25.00 Nannie Nunn (Barri) . .20 1.75 .25 2.25 Nursemaid (Barri) . . 1.50 13.50 2.00 17.50 Pa,x (Leedsi) . . 15 1.25 .20 1.75 Pearly Queen (Triandrus) . .75 6.50 1.00 9.00 Red Beacon (Barri) . Red Cross (Incomparabilis) 15.00 .75 20.00 1.00 Silvanite (Trumpet) . .50 4.50 .60 5.25 Silver Glory (Trumpet) . .75 6.50 1.00 9.00 Sunrise (Barri) . ... .25 2.25 .30 2.75 Twink (Double) . 1.50 2.00 » . WhiteWell (Incomp.) . .10 .80 .12 1.00 Yellow Hammer (Trumpet) .25 2.00 .30 2.50 Catalogue “T” LX 1 1 the NORTHWEST BUt&ca. PORTLAND. OREGON 15 - !->'JULl EARLY SINGLE TULIPS Top Size Standar^I.Steget] A. R Y CElYED July 15, 1931 Per Cramoise Brilliante, rich glowing scarlet ... Duchess de Parma, scarlet margined old Frederick Moore, terra cotta, tinged oran gold LATE Ambrosia, petals salmon-flesh, flushed carmine . Bouton D’Or, golden yellow, rather late . . Ellen Willmott, canary yellow. Reflexed petals . . . Gesneriana Ixiodes, beautiful yellow, black center . Gesneriana Lutea, tall handsome yellow . . Gesneriana Spathulata, large crimson scarlet. Fine . Grenadier, dazzling scarlet orange. V ery striking . Inglescombe Pink, large rosy pink, flushed salmon . Inglescombe Yellow, “The Yellow Darwin Tulip” . John Ruskin, soft orange and pale salmon . . La Merveille, bright scarlet, shaded apricot . Marvel, pale yellow flushed orange scarlet . Moonlight, soft canary yellow . . . . . Mrs. Moon, beautiful golden yellow . . . Orange King, glowing orange scarlet . . . . . Picotee, creamy white with dainty pink edge . . . Retroflexa, fine pale yellow with reflexed petals . Sirene (Lily Flowered) — brilliant satin rose . W. T. Ware, deep golden yellow with reflexed petals ... d3/4" up) (IVY — 71 1/" Cl"— Planting: Stock 100 1000 100 1000 100 1000 100" 1000 Qt. Peck Bu. $3.90 s . $3.50 $ . $2.90 $ . $- . s $ . S . $ . 4.10 3.30 2.75 4.15 3.75 32.50 3.10 26.00 2.50 19.50 .75 5.00 18.00 4.40 4.10 35.00 3.30 28.00 2.75 21.00 .85 6.00 20.00 SINGLE TULIPS $9.00 5 . $8.00 s . $6.40 $ . $4.80 $ . $ . $ . ? . 2.30 19 20 1.85 14.40 .60 4.25 15.00 3.40 29.00 3.10 26.00 2.60 20:80 2.10 15.60 .60 4.25 15.00 2.60 2.10 2,50 20.00 1.90 15.00 .50 3.50 12.50 3.40 3.10 26.00 2.60 20.80 2.10 15.60 .60 4.25 3.90 3.50 30.00 2.90 24.00 2.25 18.00 .75 5.25 3.10 2.90 24.00 230 19.20 1.85 14.40 .50 3.50 12.50 3.30 28.00 3.00 25.00 2 50 20.00 1.90 15.00 .50 3.50 12.50 2.50 20.00 1 90 15.00 .50 3.50 3.30 2.90 24.00 2.30 19.20 1.85 14.40 .50 3.50 12.50 3.90 3.50 2.90 2.25 3.60 3.30 28.00 2.75 22.40 2.20 16.80 .60 4.25 4.15 3.75 32.50 3.10 26.00 2 50 19.50 .70 4.90 17.50 2.90 2.30 1.85 2.70 250 20.00 2.00 16.00 1.55 12.00 .40 2.75 10.00 2.90 24.00 2.30 19.20 1.85 14.40 .50 3.50 3.60 3.30 28.00 2.75 22.40 2.20 16.80 .75 Afterglow, soft apricot-orange, edged salmon . . $ . $ . $3.50 $- . $2.90 $ . $2.25 $ . $ .85 $ . $ . Allard Pierson, earliest Darwin. Dark blood red . . 5.00 44.00 4.60 40.00 3.70 32.00 2.90 24.00 .85 6.00 21.00 Baron de Tonnaye, bright rose margined blush. Late .... 3.30 28.00 3.00 25.00 2.40 20.00 1.80 15.00 .50 3.50 Bartigon, extra fine carmine red . 3.50 2.90 2.25 Centenaire, deep rose, flushed scarlet . . 3.40 29.00 3.10 26.00 2.60 20.80 2.10 15.60 .60 4.25 15.00 Clara Butt, finest salmon pink. Extra popular . . 2.70 2.50 20.00 2.00 16.00 1.55 12.00 .40 2.75 10.00 Dream, tall violet mauve, suffused lilac . . 3.90 3.50 30.00 2.90 24.00 2.25 18.00 .75 5.25 18.75 Farncombe Sanders, fiery rose scarlet . . 3.60 3.30 2.75 2.20 Faust, dark satiny purple with blue base. Novelty .... 2.90 24.00 2.25 18.00 .75 King George V, new brilliant red . , . 5.10 4.15 King Harold, deep blood red . . 2.90 24.50 2.70 22.00 2.15 17.60 1.70 13.20 .50 3.50 12.50 Le Notre, finest pink. Extra early variety . . . 3.30 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 1.90 15.00 .60 4.25 15.00 Madame Krelage, lilac rose, margined silver . . 2.90 2.70 22.00 2.15 17.60 1.70 13.20 .40 2.75 10.00 Mrs. Potter Palmer, bright purplish-violet . . 3.50 30.00 Petrius Hondius, most brilliant carmine rose . . 3 90 3.50 30.00 2.90 24.00 2 25 .75 5.25 Pride of Harlem, rosy carmine with blue base . . 3.40 29.00 3.10 26.00 2.60 20.80 2.10 15.60 .60 4.25 15.00 Princess Elizabeth, vivid rosy-pink . . . 3.30 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 1.90 15.00 .60 4.25 15.00 Prof. Rauwenhoff, cherry rose. Large bloom . . 3.30 3.00 25.00 2 50 20.00 1.90 15.00 .60 4.25 15.00 Psyche, rich rosy pink, inside silvery rose. Tall _ 3.50 30.00 Rev. H. Ewbank, vivid heliotrope lilac . .... 2.70 2.50 20.00 2.00 16.00 1.55 12.00 .40 2.75 10.00 Sierad van Flora, bright red with blue base' . . 3.30 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 1.90 15.00 .60 4.25 15.00 The Sultan, glossy maroon black. Oddity . 3.00 25.00 2.50 20.00 1.90 15.00 .50 3.50 12.50 Valentin, light violet, blue center. Early . . 3.90 3.50 30.00 2.90 24.00 Victoire d’Oliviere, brilliant carmine-rose . . . . 4.15 3.75 32.50 3.10 26.00 2.50 19.50 .75 5.25 18 75 William Copeland, bright violet. Extra early sort . 2.70 22.00 2.15 17.60 1.70 13.20 .50 3.50 12.50 William Pitt,, bright glowing scarlet . . 3.60 3.30 2.75 2.20 .75 Mixed, a large number of colors and sorts . . 2.25 18.00 BREEDER TULIPS 2.00 16.00 1.65 12.80 1.30 9.60 .30 2.10 7.50 Abd-el-Kadir, dark bronze shaded lighter at edge . . $ . $ . $4.00 $ . $3.20 $ . $2.40 9 . $ .85 $ . s. . Attraction, light blue violet, inside purple . . 4.00 3.00 1.00 7.00 Bronze Queen, large buff flower, tinged apricot . ..... 3.50 30.00 3.10 26.00 2.40 20.00 1.80 15.00 .50 3.50 12.50 Cardinal Manning, large egg shaped, mauve and .rose .... 3.50 3.25 28.00 2.75 22.50 2.25 17.50 .75 5.25 Chestnut, dark purplish maroon, base lemon chrome 2.75 22.50 2.25 17.50 .75 Copernicus, dark coppery bronze, flushed old rose .... 3.20 2.40 .75 Don Pedro, coffee brown, inside reddish mahogany .. 3.50 2.75 .85 Godet Parfait, deep purplish violet with white base 3.50 30.00 2.75 24.00 .85 Jaune D’Oeuf, bright deep lemon chrome . , . 3.2P 2.40 .75 Louise XIV, dark bluish violet with tawny margin .... 3.00 2.30 .75 Madras, dark violet bronze, inside mahogany . . 4.00 3.50 30.00 2.80 24.00 2.10 18.00 .60 4.25 15.00 Mad. Lethierry, pink flushed salmon at the margin .. 3.20 2.40 .75 Old Times, light yellow, inside flushed purple . 3.00 2.30 .75 Panorama, large chestnut red flowers. Extra fine .... . 4.00 3.50 30.00 2.80 24.00 2.10 .60 4.25 Plutarchus, lemon yellow, flamed dull purple . 2.80 24.00 2.10 18.00 .60 4.25 15.00 Purple Perfection, violet, blue base, tinged yellow .. 4.00 3.20 Queen Alexandra, small bright lemon yellow flowers 2.75 22.50 2.25 17.50 .75 5.25 18.75 Roi de Siam, attractive brilliant purple . 3.60 2.70 .85 Turenne, violet Hushed bronze . 2.80 24.00 2.10 18.00 .60 Velvet King, extra large, dark roval purple . 3.20 2.40 ... _ Yellow Perfection, light bronze yellow edged golden 2.80 2.10 .60 Mixed Breeders, manv different kinds . 2.50 20.00 2.00 16.00 .40 2.75 10.00 NOTICE — No bulbs shipped after October 15th unless by special arrangement.